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Whitney Bolton(1900-1969)

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Whitney Bolton was born on July 23, 1900 in Washington, D.C., as John Whitney Bolton. He was a screenwriter whose best-know known work was on the scripts for The Spirit of Culver (1939), If I Had a Million (1932) and General Electric Guest House (1951). Bolton was married to Nancy Coleman and Frances Bernice Schiff and died on November 4, 1969 in New York City, New York, USA.
BornJuly 23, 1900
DiedNovember 4, 1969(69)
BornJuly 23, 1900
DiedNovember 4, 1969(69)
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Known for

Freddie Bartholomew and Jackie Cooper in The Spirit of Culver (1939)
The Spirit of Culver
6.5
  • Writer
  • 1939
If I Had a Million (1932)
If I Had a Million
6.9
  • Writer
  • 1932
General Electric Guest House
TV Series
  • Self

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Writer

  • Freddie Bartholomew and Jackie Cooper in The Spirit of Culver (1939)
    The Spirit of Culver
    6.5
    • screenplay
    • 1939
  • Ginger Rogers, Warner Baxter, George Brent, Bebe Daniels, Allen Jenkins, Ruby Keeler, Guy Kibbee, Una Merkel, Dick Powell, Ned Sparks, and George E. Stone in 42nd Street (1933)
    42nd Street
    7.3
    • contributor to treatment (uncredited)
    • 1933
  • If I Had a Million (1932)
    If I Had a Million
    6.9
    • Writer
    • 1932

Actress

  • Doris Kenyon and Milton Sills in The Unguarded Hour (1925)
    The Unguarded Hour
    • A Man (uncredited)
    • 1925
  • Mary Brian and Percy Marmont in The Street of Forgotten Men (1925)
    The Street of Forgotten Men
    6.2
    • A Bum (uncredited)
    • 1925

Additional Crew

  • Jean Arthur in The Devil and Miss Jones (1941)
    The Devil and Miss Jones
    7.6
    • unit publicity writer (uncredited)
    • 1941

Personal details

  • Born
    • July 23, 1900
    • Washington, District of Columbia, USA
  • Died
    • November 4, 1969
    • New York City, New York, USA(cancer)
  • Spouses
      Nancy ColemanSeptember 16, 1943 - November 4, 1969 (his death, 2 children)

Did you know

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    Twin daughters with Nancy Coleman born October 1944 in Los Angeles: Grania Theresa and Charla Elizabeth.

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